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Firstly, lemme say... OOOO I LOVE THIS biggrin . Takes me back to my lit days.

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"...I can see, I can see, I'm going Blind..."

I believe this line could denote a couple of things:

1) If one were to look at this line and this line alone; it can be interpreted as being Jonathan coming to an epiphany of sorts, one where he has begun to realise that instead of growing wiser - he is becoming more ignorant. This ignorance causing him to fail to see what lies ahead of him; it may also denote what he believes to be his weakness, one where he cannot recognise who or what will deceive or do him harm in this perilous life.

"If I don't find a way to see through the gray that clouds my mind.
This time I look to see what's between the lines!"

2) Another can be (taking the whole song into context), that he seeks to protect himself so much within the confines of his own mind that he becomes numb and blinded to reality and what is really happening around him. He realizes this acknowledging that this action of recoiling into the protective barriers within his mind are destroying him, rendering him "blind" to the external world - and he wishes to be able to change this mentality.

3) This could also be about denial - in which he denies the harsh realities of life in favor of the "safe place" he has created for himself within his mind and he can see that this denial is rendering him blind and defenseless against the perils of the external world.


Many of Jonathan's songs are soliloquys in which he seems to be narrating from his point of view, tapping into inner struggles; and this song is no exception. Examining merely one line of a song is difficult as I've Jon almost always tells a story through his lyrics, and the stanzas are interconnected.

There's more I can probably think about... but DAMN I should really be doing my work xD

lol, if I see all these suggestions suddenly appear on the contest page I'll know who to turn too rofl

You're right about how we sorta tune out to the meanings of the words being sang to us after a time, I find myself singing along to KoRn more often now rather than listeining and singing (does that make sense?)

I can't really remember what "I can see I can see I'm going blind" first meant to me, but now, recently, everytime I hear it it reminds me of the mess I was getting myself into with drugs. I swore when I was young that I would never even smoke, let alone do drugs, but as time passed I have began to fall into harder and harder stuff. I know I'm intelligent but as addiction began taking a hold I sort of didn't see that the drugs were controlling me rather than vice versa. So that's what the lines mean to me, the fact that suddenly I realised I was closing my eyes to the truth, to the obvious.

I doubt very much that that is what JD intended, but that's what the song means to me now, and it still helps me remind myself when I feel tempted...

biggrin Music is a saviour for all! I'll tell you which song scares there s**t out of me when it comes to drugs though, With Teeth by Nine Inch Nails. I turn to KoRn mainly for my problems with the social side of my life (Thoughtless, Alone I Break, Kiss, Trash, the list is endless!) but it is always (or usually) NIN that I look to for drugs and that need to escape. Do you guys listen to different bands depending on what message you want to hear, or do you search for all aspects of life in one single band? (KoRn for example wink )

Irene really summed up a majority of my thoughts on this! I could not have said it better myself. smile

Exactly right my friend. We've lived the lyrics and we like what we like for the art and not the fad. People like us appreciate the music, not the image and we relate to the artist in our own way, something mindless clones can't do. Like Randy Blythe said, "real artists say something" with their music, a message that likeminded individuals are able to respond to in various ways. Whereas "hacks like Britney Spears say nothing" [sic], their music is created for the purposes of selling records*.

You can't get emotional depth from your standard Top 40 pop songs, or anything manufactured for that matter - that processed formulaic ******** of "body image + sexuality + catchy hook = money" s**t.

*Note - yes, people that know me will know that yes... I do listen to Britney's new record, why? Because the catchy electronic pop is fun to listen and sing to on long drives with friends who aren't really into metal. I admit this without fear, as I try not to limit myself within the bounds of a few genres. Her new material is superficial harmless fun, hell, at least she's not pushing the "emo" bullshit xD.

Ah Linkin Park, they're pulling a U2 they are with that stupid video of theirs. And no one pretends to care about human rights better that bloody Bono, man do I hate that ********.